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2012 ING New York City Marathon, Updates, October 30, 2012, 4 PM EST

We have posted a note from Mary Wittenberg, CEO of ING New York City Marathon, regarding the ongoing decision on how to manage the 2012 ING New York City Marathon in the continuing wake of Hurricane Sandy and its path of destruction. We will update with information as it becomes available on this page.

Updated October 30, 2012, 5:35 PM EST.

Updated October 30, 2012, 5:50 PM EST

Please see the below statement from NYRR president and CEO Mary Wittenberg regarding the 2012 ING New York City Marathon. This is for media use.

"This is a very challenging time for the people and City of New York. The City is rightfully focused on assessment, restoration and recovery. At NYRR, we stand with our City agency partners and support their efforts.

The Marathon has always been a special day for New Yorkers as a symbol of the vitality and resiliency of this City. NYRR continues to move ahead with its planning and preparation. We will keep all options open with regard to making any accommodations and adjustments necessary to race day and race weekend events.

We will provide an update and more detail as information becomes available."

Bio: Larry Eder has had a 44 year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub 4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Track & Field to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts and RunBlogRun.
Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says:
"I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself."